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English School staff threatened to strike on Wednesday over the decision to dismiss three unionised teachers as the education ministry called on the school board and employees to come to ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi The Palestinian Authority urged Palestinians not to take advantage of concessions promised by Israel that would allow them to travel through Ramon airport in southern Israel, saying ...

A British tourist was hospitalised on Wednesday after he was injured when he dived from a height in the Akamas sea. According to the police, the 43-year-old swimmer hit the ...

University of Cyprus announced on Wednesday that it will nominate the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as an honorary doctor of its classics and philosophy department. The decision was taken ...

Several independent presidential candidates on Wednesday jumped on the bandwagon to slam the government over the findings of the auditor office report on the citizenship by investment scheme, which was ...

University of Cyprus dormitories are clearly cheaper than the offerings in the private sector, but demand for dorm rooms are double the availability, the head of the university’s student ...

London-based LGR started as a pirate radio station but has since grown to be considerably more than that finds PAUL LAMBIS London Greek Radio (LGR) has been the heartbeat of ...

The Larnaca tourism board is to place dozens of clay amphorae along the natural reef next to the sunken vessel LEF1, which lies one kilometre off the coast at Voroklini ...

The health ministry on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of a batch of a specific frozen fruit brand found to be contaminated with Hepatitis A. The contamination was discovered in Hungary ...

Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou said on Wednesday that the statement that the Pelathousa fire broke out of an illegal waste site is a “rushed” conclusion, noting that the district’...

Members of the English School staff union (ESSA) held another in a series of ongoing protests against the layoff of three unionised teachers, as the House education committee held a ...

Cyprus has moved a step closer to securing a repatriation deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday. His visit ...

The public works department announced on Wednesday the installation of emergency median gates on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, and other planned works. Medien barrier gates create easily accessible maintenance crossing points ...

The government is set to finalise its Covid roadmap next week as the health ministry is concerned that Cyprus is set for a difficult autumn and winter period. Speaking to ...

In a reluctant frontman, THEO PANAYIDES finds a sometimes-angry guy for whom music is the drug You might think 36 is a fine age to be; for a rock musician, though, ...

On Wednesday the weather will be mostly clear but for a few local clouds appearing at noon inland and in the mountains. The temperature will be around 35C inland, 33C ...

In today’s episode, the state will stand by filmmaker Panicos Chrysanthou so his work can be reborn from the ashes, deputy culture minister Yiannis Toumazis said in the aftermath ...

There’s been reggae, there’s been Latin fiestas and now it is time for rock. The live music concerts are buzzing at The Yurts in Cyprus this summer as ...

The drafting of the bill for the restructuring of the anti-doping authority has been completed and is being put up for public discussion, according to Law Commissioner Louisa Zannetou. Zannetou ...

Turkish Cypriot trade unionists were demonstrating on Wednesday morning over the law pushed by the ‘government’ to consolidate ‘municipalities’ According Kibris Postasi, ‘municipality’ staffers were mobilising to protest “the (special) ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela has travelled to Helsinki for discussions on the pandemic, bilateral cooperation and issues related to e-health. An announcement said the visit was within the framework of ...

A 16-year-old was found driving in Paphos on Tuesday according to police. He was stopped during a regular traffic check. It was found that he was driving the car of ...

Police arrested an 18-year-old man early on Wednesday for speeding along the Nicosia-Limassol highway at 182 km/hr instead of 100km/hr, which is the limit. The 18-year-old was taken to ...

Police arrested a 36-year-old man on Tuesday in the context of investigating a series of cat thefts, according to an announcement. The 36-year-old was arrested on the spot after police ...